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Social dementia: a sapping of global empathy and a madness not entirely of today’s choosing
Rising social dementia
Are we heading for cataclysmic failing or philosophical revitalization of life and living?
Facts go beyond theories
Musings on fact versus truth
The subtle difference and why it matters
The essence of education is learning how to ask better and better questions
How to think, not what to think
Say the wrong word and you are vanished
A walk into the woods, such as in Sikkim, North-East India, is a way to get 'out of the woods'! © Ashish Kothari
Rescuing (more) words
How they can regain their transformatory potential
Constitution for the Federation of Earth can change the course of human history
Constitution for the Federation of Earth
My discovery and embrace of the path for human liberation
Wondering and reflecting on how to be a 'butterfly' in nature
Our species is doing the backstroke
Where are 'we' headed?
A House of Windsor residence, Castle Windsor
Time to privatise the House of Windsor
Some traditions belong in the past
Brain: the left hemisphere controls language
Your brain is playing tricks on you
Do we truly know what we think?
Education: based on the purpose of education, the content of education is implemented
Universal Education
From fragmented reason to universal reason
Portrait of Muhammed Ali Pasha King of Egypt in his palace in Cairo, Egypt
Muhammed Ali Pasha of Egypt
The foundation of modern Egypt and the ‘Albanian contribution’
Schweitzer was born in Upper Alsace, 1875, and became a remarkable organist, musicologist and physician
Dr. Albert Schweitzer: physician of peace
A life that wants to live, surrounded by life that wants to live
Marriages in the past were mostly arranged and newlyweds did not actually know each other
The first night(mare) of marriage
Balkan wedding customs of years gone by
Reflecting on the world
Are human traits stopping us from achieving peace?
The hurdles and obstacles facing a peaceful planet
Young and talented: Ellie Archer, the author of The Leaf Gurl
Ellie Archer: The leaf gurl
Reconnecting with nature: a six-year-old author's debut storybook
Rewilding is the philosophy of allowing nature to take the reins
The absurdity of rewilding
A philosophical take on conservation
Exploited children may be used as sex workers, drug couriers or servants
Children at risk
The fate of children in a world out of control
Battle between the American Filibusters and the Central American Alliance
Heroes of Costa Rica
Three brothers who fought against William Walker
Ostrog Monastery: considering primitive equipment and poor transportation, the construction of the cave monastery at the height of 900 meters above sea level in 17th century was a miracle itself
Heaven is a place on Earth
Saint Basil and the Ostrog Monastery in Montenegro
Calling out these attitudes is essential to fight long prevalent stereotypes
Racist discourse and the covid pandemic
Why do toxic stereotypes continue to be perpetuated?
Peaceful existence on this beautiful planet
Creating peace on Planet Earth
A theoretical perspective
This generation is not only being denied the opportunity to shape the world according to their own vision, but is being denied the possibility of life itself
I weep for the children
We are denying the next generation the truth, the complexity of life, the beauty of the gifts of the earth
Piana degli Albanesi, in Southern Italy
The Arbëresh of Italy
An anthropological miracle?
“War is the father of all,” said Heraclitus the ancient Greek philosopher
Homo sapiens and a perpetual casus belli?
Human history is all about wars
The Paris-World of more than two centuries ago is a city destined to repeat itself and fascinate
La Paris fin de siècle in five literary steps
I created Montmartre!
The Cyrus Cylinder is considered to be the world's first statement of human rights
Cyrus the Great: father of a nation
The first administrator of human rights
The Ark of the Covenant is the most sacred relic of the Israelites
The Holy Fire
Events repeated
"Experimenter" (2015), film about Milgram's experiment
Obedience
Submission and dehumanization
Red Easter eggs: what do the colors symbolize?
Coloring Easter eggs
Why do so many countries and cultures follow this custom?
Robben Island in South Africa, by Moheen Reeyad
On Nelson Mandela's island prison
The true power is that of love
Sandra Gering in the Vatican Library
Sandra Gering’s Tikunei haZohar
An artistic replica of the most popular work of the medieval Jewish Kabbalah
Ruins of the ancient Apollonia town, Albania
The Arvanites of Greece
The ‘Old Albanians’ of the Hellenic Republic
Giovanni Bellini, The Murder of Saint Peter Martyr
The Cathar Revenge
Bogomils and Cathars
International Women's Day is celebrated annually on the 8th March
A celebration of International Women's Day
Four heroines from around the globe who made great sacrifices for humanity
Many languages, and consequently communities, are strongly affected by the pressure of dominant languages and discriminatory and racist linguistic ideologies
Endangered minority languages
A reflection on the importance of revitalizing them
Since the old times, people regard dreams as mysterious and meaningful
Dreams interpretations
Meaning of dreams in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Police officers are stationed at many schools in the USA
School punishments
Student infractions: the school-to-prison pipeline in the USA
In arranged marriages, a couple may only meet shortly before the wedding
Old and odd Balkan wedding traditions
Preservation of unusual traditions promotes the uniqueness of cultures and nurtures cultural sensitivity
INDH in the Kingdom of Morocco is fully committed to the emergence of a united vision of education
Morocco's initiative in support of primary education
A powerful tool for the development of society
Giacomo Lenghi, Watercolor, 1830 ca., Jewish Museum of Rome
Le Cinque Scòle
The five synagogues ‘under one roof’ in the Jewish Ghetto of Rome
Black Panther demonstration
Black Power in print
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Edward Hopper, Early Sunday Morning
The erasure of all our most important values and principles
Truth is now hate
Dr. Roberto Savio is somewhat unique as an eyewitness to history and builder of institutions, a man who turns his visions into reality
Conversation with a media icon: Dr. Roberto Savio
The Inter Press Service co-founder is part of a vanishing breed
No one certainly wants to be “tiger kinged”
Are we being “tiger kinged”?
Living in dangerous times of media algorithm
Countering gender stereotypes is not easy
Gender stereotypes
Is it possible to get rid of them?
Capote’s literary value is well recognized in the United States, but he is more admired in Europe and Latin America
Truman Capote’s whip
Chained to a merciless master
Edward Hopper, Hotel By A Railroad, detail
2022 intentional: human completeness
Now is the time for Americans to recognize the crucial need to treat and act more “human” to each other
In the language humans use to communicate, they agree on the meaning of the words to avoid misunderstandings
Words, words, words...
On the power of words and their relation to things
A pig roasted on the spit has been an unavoidable Christmas dish in Orthodox Balkan families and the apple was used as a universal remedy
Superstitions of an Orthodox Christmas
Odd archaic rituals can help us to prioritize domestic harmony, health and spiritual wellbeing
Bronze Capitoline she-wolf, 5th century BCE, the symbol of Rome
Understanding how Rome shaped the rabbis
An interview with Rabbi Burton Visotzky
Instead of just photos, some will decide for a painting of a scene of the wedding by an artist who live paints
An American wedding
In the USA it is a whole different story, made of hundreds of small and big things
Budo teaches complete determination combined with mental flexibility and constant adaptation
Implementing budo-based tools
Combining full determination with mental flexibility in daily life
Hope must be based in truth and reality
These are not normal times
We must always continue to hope
Connection to nature is central to many indigenous cultures
Why we need spiritual ecology
Significant ecological changes demands a change of perspective
There are no minimum wage or overtime pay requirements for prison work
Forced labor
Modern slavery in the US prison system
Iranian writer Sadegh Hedayat
Sadegh Hedayat: as influential as Kafka, yet in his shadow
One of the greatest Iranian writers and pioneer of modern Persian literature
In 1992, Rigoberta was youngest person and first indigenous person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize
Rigoberta Menchú: an extraordinary woman
An interview with the Nobel laureate and Guatemalan indigenous rights activist
In everyday language, guilt is understood as responsibility
Guilt and forgiveness
How to deal with guilt?
How could we possibly start to understand another's point of view if we do not take the time to listen?
How cancel culture only cultivates disconnection
I want you to believe I am having a human experience
In northern Serbia, česnica is an essential sweet of crispy layers filled with walnuts and raisins
Orthodox Christmas in the Balkans
Christian and pagan customs intertwine to celebrate life
French film "Joyeux Noël" shows the ceasefire on Christmas Eve 1914
Merry Christmas at war
Venezuelans in World War I
Budo teaches complete determination combined with mental flexibility and constant adaptation
Budo for education
Combining full determination with mental flexibility in daily life
Luca Lampariello is more than just a polyglot
Learning foreign languages for real!
Interview with Luca Lampariello, one of the greatest polyglots in the world
The aim of this campaign is to unite people from the seven corners of the earth
Promoting peace through global memory
The New7Wonders movement explores symbols, peace and collective experience
Titanic tragedy really shows the class system in a nutshell
In memorial of Titanic and the great widows it left behind
Julie Cook relives her authorial journey with a candid interview
Scientists have warned that the present level of commitments would drastically increase heat waves, droughts, flooding and wildfires across the globe
Climate change conference of the parties 26
Do we still have leaders capable of making hard decisions?
The rapid ingress of the transgender movement into so many of our professional and personal lives
Questioning transgender ideology
We must demand better theory, better research and much more careful practice
Dialogues take centre stage during the Cortona Week, participants are encouraged to build meaningful connections
Perspectives
A vital need for augmenting the traditional educational system
Statue of the wounded Amazon, Capitoline Museums, Rome
Was the queen of Amazons a spy?
A way of stabilizing peace, very common in ancient times
Montenegro is tiny country with long and turbulent history
An interview with Paul S. Cutter, code name Siberian monk
A new light to the origin of Montenegrin family Petrovic-Njegos
The world is at a dead-end and facing the most serious crisis in history
Philosophy on the ropes? Not in Lima, not in Mexico
A Latin American response
The Caucasian Albania capital during antiquity was Qabala (Gabala)
Caucasian Albania
The ancestors of the Balkan Albanians?
Our conversations ranged about everything
A neighborhood corner conversation
There is something else beyond objectivity and opinion
Your job as a witness is simply to tell the truth
Expert tips for smart and relaxed testimony
The more clear and neutral you are, the more you will be a trustworthy and helpful witness
Two beams of light mark the location of the old World Trade Center towers
Memories of 9/11
Stories of heartbreak and survival
Maya Lin, American designer and sculptor, within her “Ghost Forest” (2021) installation. Courtesy of the artist and Madison Square Park Conservancy. Photo credit: Andy Romer
The alarming increase of ghost forests
An artistic intervention in New York City underlines the problem
Venice is a fragile city that only its inhabitants can make live
Venice, “the Serenissima” since 1600 years
With Nicola Sene and Silvano Gosparini, resistant craftsmen-artists
September 11, 2001, New York
A Venezuelan in each tower
Twenty years ago, New York
There is no humanity without philosophy
Is philosophy on the ropes?
Unesco’s Audrey Azoulay takes culture to Belfer
View on the Roman Forum
Ancient Jewish Rome
An interview with Micaela Pavoncello
Italy influences global culture in a pivotal way, like no other country on the planet
Did you just Google "how to learn Italian easily?"
Francesca Ruberti solves your doubts
Transgenderism has become a social movement
Gender transition
An article I didn't want to write
Ernest Hemingway in Finca Vigía, Cuba
Hemingway’s connection to Latin America
The influence of Cuba on his writing
It is more important than ever to be sure that our children are learning an honest and accurate American history
Future generations need to be able to think critically
Why the fear of teaching true American history?
Salman Amin Khan
Sal Khan, an unsung hero
Using Khan Academy to make learning more equitable
ANU - Museum of the Jewish People, exterior
ANU. The museum of the Jewish People
An interview with Dr. Orit Shaham Gover and Mr. Assaf Gamzou
Unfortunately, slavery still exists today
Racial bias
Human races do not exist
Relationships are based on digits transmitted through particle-waves
Hungry for your electrons
Virtual and remote reality is a matter of daily life
Gabriel García Márquez
Gabriel García Márquez’s ‘lost’ legacy
The man who always expressed his concern for the dispossessed of the earth
The Tulsa Massacre (1921)
We have been deprived of learning the true history
Why the fear of teaching true American history?
Hugues Taraval, The feast given to the gods by Tantalus, 1767
Villains punished
Authority and cruelty
German submarine U123
The Venezuela freighter sunk in 1941
A Swedish ship attacked during World War II
History has had the tendency to present our countries in the light of the glorious past
Can history help us out of this muddle?
The oppression machinery
Borges changed language, but also people.
Borges' peculiar sense of humour 
Endlessly readable by those who admire him, awaiting rediscovery by new generations of readers
Four pillars of destiny
The study of destiny
BaZi: “four pillars of destiny”
While philosophy touches upon social issues, it is not a form of politics —at the very least it is above the mundane level of confrontation known as “politicking”
Philosophy’s disdain of politicking
"Let us return to serious things"
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